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r The Fort Mill Times. mrTfrjw'1 ~ ? ^Established in 1891. rOBT MILL. 3. C? THURSDAY. AUGUST 19. 1915. $1.25 Per Tear. ' P STATE NEWS ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING. Connie Maxwell orphanage at Greenville gets practically the entire estate, estimated at $13,.000, of the late Laban Mauldin, of Easley. What was thought to be the first solid car load of wheat shipped out of Marlboro county went from Bennettsville several days ago to Siler City, N. C. In a mass meeting a few days ago, farmers from different sections of Barnwell county agreed to pay not more than 40 cents per hundred for picking cotton this fall. "Mill Life." a weekly publication, devoted exclusively to the textile interests, is to appear at Columbia today. The happenings of the mill villages are to be recorded, as well as other news of interest to mill people. With the opening of the hunting season this fall, hunters in 17 South Carolina counties will be required to obtain a hunters' license, which will cost $1.10. The law does not apply to York county. Barnwell county has again won the honor among the counties of the State of marketing the first bale of 1915 cotton. The county's first bale was sold on the 10th instant by John Owens, a farmer, and brought 15c a pound. Arthur Harper, negro, shot and killed Alex. Mackey, also a negro, near Pleasant Hill, Lancaster county, Thursday night. Jealousy is said to have led to the killing. Harper was arrested and lodged in jail. Dispensaries in 15 counties of the State sold $245,516.99 worth of whiskey during July, accordin to the report of the State dispensary auditor. The operating expenses were $16,133.17. The sales in Charleston county showed a material increase over the previous month. Magistrate E. E. Corry, in a decision at Spartanburg Saturday, held that playing golf on Sunday does not constitute a violation of section 700, criminal code of laws of South Carolina 1912, relating to public sports prohibited on the Sabbath. Lester Sanders, charged with safeblowing and burglary, and Sam Watkins, charged with nonsupport of family, broke jail at Walhalla Sunday night by sawing bars of the cell in which they were confined. It was believed that the men were given assistance from the outside. Fred Crapps, a rural mail carrier between Gilbert and Lexington, was held Monday by the United States commissioner at Columbia on a charge of violating the Harrison anti-narcotic law. Crapps waived a preliminary hearing and furnished bond in the sum of $1,000. Another Efird departmet store for the Carolinas is to be opened September 15th at Columbia, the new store to constitute the sev-; enth in the chain of remarkably successful stores operated by Efird Brothers, who entered the mercantile business about eight vears aero in Charlotte. N P. . The special committee appoint-1 ed during the last general assembly to investigate and, if possible, reduce the cost of public printing, has been called to meet today in Columbia. The members are: W. R. Bradford, York, chairman; W. W. Harris, Laurens, and L. L. Wagnon, Union. ; Bankers throughout the State are eagerly advancing the idea recently promulgated by the Na-1 tional Union bank of Rock Hill to encourage the live stock industry in their respective communities by furnishing Hereford bulls free to the farmers. It is estimated that about 150 bulls have been placed in this manner by j banks throughout the State. | FRANK WAS LYNCHED BY INFURIATED MOB The body of Leo M. Frank, who was forcibly taken from the Georgia State prison farm Monday night, was found early Tuesday morning hanging from a tree, two miles from Marietta and near thchome of Mary Phagan, the girl whom he was accused of murdering. frank was taken from the prison at Milledgeville by men in automobiles and rushed to Marietta. He had been dead several hours when the body was discovered. The wound in his neck, made by a fellow prisoner some weeks ago. had reopened and the man bled profusely from the wound and his body was covered with blood. Five thousand persons gathered about the tree shortly after the news of the discovery. On account of the absence of Sheriff Hicks, of Cobb county, the body remained hanging for some time. His hands had been heavily handcuffed and were-tied in front of his body. There was little doubt but that the lynching party was composed of men from Marietta. Several loaded cars left there early Monrluv tliirlit Qiifl I'linld oucilir liova V vV uuu vuum vuni.j 1IC4 V V, made a trip to the prison and return. The authorities so far have no clues as to the guilty parties, but are making all efforts to obtain evidence against the perpetrators. Superintendent Burk, of the prison farm, described how he liad been called out and held up by the lynchers, who handcuffed him. The mob then overpowered the guards and dragged Frank from his bed by arms, legs and hair. The superintendent said Frank was evidently suffering intensely as a result of the rough treatment as he groaned heavily as he was being taken off. The whole affair took no more than live minutes and Mr. Burk did not recognize any of the men. Few wore masks. It appears that the guards at the prison offered little resistance. After they were released they made no effort to rescue Frank from the mob. Warehouse for Tirzah. There is going to to be a State warehouse at Tirzah within the next thirty or sixty days, if a number of leading citizens who met on that subject Thursday afternoon, carry out the plan upon which they resolved. The meeting was held in the school house at about 3 o'clock. There were about forty or fifty representative farmers present. Senator McLaurin gave a detailed explanation of the system, told the farmers how to organize the company, how to get the warehouse turned over to the State, and defined the nature and value of a State warehouse receipt as compared with the receipt of an independent warehouse. In conclusion he told the farmers that if they expected help they must help themselves. ? Yorkville Enquirer. The Merritt Reunion. The annual reunion of the family of Mr. -Robert Merritt was held Saturday at the home of Mr. James Merritt, in Upper Fort Mill, and was an enjoyable affair for the large number present. Mr. Merritt was on that day 69 years of age. He has four children, 40 grand children and several great-grand children, all of whom were present. Besides these, a number of Mr. Merritt's friends were guests and in all 110 were present. A long table had been erected under the giant oaks and there was an abundance of good things to eat. In the afternoon a baseball game was played and about 5 o'clock the ciowd began to break, bidding Mr. Merritt I goodbye and wishing for him , many more birthdays. I SCOUTS ENJOYING TRIP TO DISTANT MOUNTAINS Camp "Dan Green", Chimney Rock, Aug. 16. Editor Times: Thinking it would perhaps be of some interest to a part of your readers, 1 will attempt to write up some of the details or incidents of our trip up here and the doings of the boys in camp. We left Fort Mill on the 9th at 9 a. m., traveling toward Belmont and stopped for dinner the first day out at Steel Creek church. Here the boys charged the scoutmaster with having drawn a tinful of milk from a nice Jersey cow that was tied out to graze under the same shade tree where we stopped. The "case" is to be tried later in our scout hall. Monday night we camped about midway between Belmont and Gastonia, breaking camp next morning at 7 o'clock, after a breakfast consisting of bacon, hominy, salmon and coffee, and struck out for a full day's drive, passing through Gastonia, King's Mountain and camping Tuesday night near Shelby. A good many of the boys insisted on going on into town, and next morning as soon as breakfast was over struck out for the town, and when we got there with the wagons, they were to be seen sitting on the court house lawn talking to a certain young lady who was a recent visitor to our town. It required more than one bugle call to make them take up the line of march. We camped next night at Forest City, where we had camped two years ago on our return trip. The next day's travel brought us to Chimney Rock, but owing to the crowded condition among the best camping spots, we stopped two miles away and moved up next morning when someone had vacated a good place. We are now camped on Broad river at the foot of Chimney Rock, between the national highway from Charlotte to Asheville and the river. I will say here for the satisfaction of the mothers of the boys that there is no danger to them on account of our nearness to the j river, which at this point is only ' a shallow, rocky stream. There is one good swimming pool nearby and it is a favorite spot with the boys. Quite a number of the young ladies stopping at the Logan Hotel nearby go swimming there, to the great delight of the boys. Swimming, fishing, mountain climbing, interspersed with hikes to different places of local note, make up the day's amusements. After supper they ! gather around the camu fire and relate the day's experiences. 1 ~ ?1 J I a iic peupie aiuii^ our route anu at this place have been very kind to us, except one tight-wad, who objected to our gathering' firewood to cook with. There's thousands of cords going to waste on the mountain sides, but this guy seemed to think the supply would run short. We spent Sunday quietly in camp, having a short service of our own, it being several miles to the nearest church where services were being held. There has been a considerable change | in the place since we were here two years ago. Since that time the national highway has been built through the valley, and the auto traffic over it is enormous. More than 100 machines pass our camp every day. On our way up here the boys got lots of fun bumming rides in the empty cars that naasorl 110 Saturday evening we went seigning and got enough fish to give us soup for supper and dinner yesterday. This is truly a great place to sperflfr-a vacation. | The good road makes it easily reached and the scenery is bei yond description. The road fol| lows the river for miles, and it j alone is worth a trip to see. ! There are more than a dozen i hotels scattered along the valley, | with reasonable rates, and it is fast becoming a popular place. We see people here from several different States. I saw one car i here this morning from Tampa, I Fla. We have not yet succeeded in ' getting a rattlesnake; though ooe ! was killed yesterday on the Same spot where we killed one two } years ago. It was about the same size and had seven rattles. We will probably break camp and start for home on Wednesday' morning, reaching home Saturday. It has been raining on us every day and night since we left home, but we hope for better luck troinp- hnrlf W. M. Carothers, Scoutmaster. Patronizes Home Industry. The Peace Printing company, of Greenville, has been awarded the contract for printing 100,000 calendars for the Southern railway. The work is to be completed by November 20. The calendars, as usual, will be printed in blue upon large sheets of paper. This is one of the most important printing contracts of its kind ever let in this section. Officials of the railway state that the company is seeking to patronize Southern industry wherever practicable. Heretofore, the calendars have been printed in the North. Wagons for State Pfililia. Twenty army wagons have been received by the adjutant general's office for the National Guard of South Carolina. The wagons were given by the United States war department and represent an outlay of $4,300. Under the rules of the war department 22 wagons are required for each regiment. The war department has promised to donate 14 additional wagons, provided ten are purchased by the State of South Carolina. The wagons have been stored in the State armory in Columbia. Miss Fannie Spratt, of Chester, is visiting relatives in this city. ????????????? com ^ We have n ? Goods, Groce ?1 Meacham-Arc g cordial invitati g quarters. g Come to se ? to do, whethe I will be appre< Spec Is called to our "I located in the real ? ment. In this we <?j customers the be ? have every conve ? comfort and pleas g When in town @ your leisure time 1 Mills & I "Buy 8806888888888 UNCLE SAM REFUSES AUSTRIA'S DEMANDS The United States in a note to Austria - Hungary published Monday firmly but politely declined to accede to the request of the Vienna government that the export of arms to the Allies be stopped. The communication was in reply to the recent Austrian protest that the United States in permitting the export of arms to Austria's enemies was violating the "spirit" of neutrality. The American note was a flat denial of that contention and vigorously upholds the right of the United States, under international law. to export war munitions. In justification of its position, the United States recites among other things that international law. the practice of nations, the security of the United States and other nations without large military or naval establishments and neutrality itself are opposed to prohibiting the export of war munitions to a belligerent in time of war. The United States contends that it cannot deny to others the right which it claims for itself to purchase war munitions from a neutral in the event of a foreign attack. In this connection the United States hints that it might have to buy from neutrals if attacked. Frederick Wilson, a young farmer of Gold Hill, and Miss Sadie Bailes, daughter of Mrs. Z. T. Bailes, of Flint Hill community, were happily married in this city Tuesday afternoon. The young people had attended a picnic during the day and drove to the Methodist parsonage in Fort Mill, where the Rev. E. Z. James made the two man and wife. Their friends wish for them all success and happiness. ?0? ?? ?? ???? ?6 TO SE loved our entire ries and Furnitur Irey buildings an ion to all to visit i e us, is just what r you buy or nc dated. ial Attei pet R norm fr?r fk~ lo A WV/lli 1V71 111 Id r of our big. new D : have planned to give ist accommodation p nience possible in ou ure. come to our "Rest F with us. : Young < and Sell Everyt @000000000006 TOWN OF FORT MILL GETS FIRST HONORS Says Savoyard, the well known Washington writer, in a recent issue of the Columbia State: In some remarks of mine on the recent adjudication of the supreme court touching on the 15th , J ? 4. T J -1 tiiiicuuiiii.-iii. i trApresseu onagri n because of the fact that the Southern people had reared no shaft to commemorate the noble loyalty to master and mistress displayed by the old black mauma and uncle during the war of 1861-65 that culminated in the emancipation of the bondman and the abolition of African slavery. It appears that I was wrong in my statement. A gentleman from South Carolina, a Mr. Dyches, reminds the readers of the Columbia State that at Fort Mill, S. C., there is a monument erected in Confederate park to the former negro slaves of the South and on one of its sides is the following inscription: "1860-1865. "The faithful slaves who, loyal to a sacred trust, toiled for the support of the army with matchless devotion and with sterling fidelity guarded our defenseless homes, women and children during the struggle for the principles of our Confederate States of America." It is a handsome memorial, 15 feet high, constructed of marble, resting on a marble base that reposes on a concrete foundation. Capt. S. E. White reared this * shaft to the honor of the negro slaves who were so devoted to the whites of the South in the terrible conflict of 1861-65. Capt. White does himself as much honor as his tribute pays to the' slave. Such a man must have a a noble heart and a lofty mind? all honor to him. I thank Mr. Dyches for calling my attention A. _ il. 1 * A 1 1 " to tins patriotic aeea 01 a son oi South Carolina. )00???00000000 :e us stock of Dry @ e into the new s d we extend a jl is in our new g : we want you ? >t. Your call g tition ? dies and children, ? ry Goods depart- ? our friends and 0 >ossible, and will ? ir stores for their loom" and spend ? Zomp'y I hing." I